Please be careful what you say to real, actual, intelligent MC’s. Especially ones who are in touch with their spiritual essences. And represent something bigger than themselves.

Coach Dawn Staley whom I love looks like she got a Dapper Dan joint on tonight.

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/03/13/mag…

Newton history…and my church. newtonbeacon.org/myrtle-baptist…

Big up Frosty Boston for bringing your truck to the Newton Teachers Association picket line. Lifting spirits all day.

I guess it’s time for testimony. Peace and thanks to Dart_Adams. Your generosity with your time, labor, and correction (even admonishment) has made the world better. I hope to hit your email for future visits to my Hiphop class at NNHS. You’re a rare one.

Boston Jazz 2: Coleman Hawkins and Johnny Hodges. Both at Connolly’s Stardust Room.

Boston Jazz 1: Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, Monk, Art Blakey. Connolly’s Stardust Room, WGBH, or Jazz Wrkshp.

Charles Stuart case: Boston mayor to issue formal apology from city bostonglobe.com/2023/12/19/met… via The Boston Globe

Public Enemy still rocks a crowd.

Amazing film. Such emotional intelligence and grown thinking. So good to see Dart_Adams (with the Reggie Lewis on) and Dan Charnas in it. My students will be watching this film. Thanks Phonte. Important music in my life.

The warmup DJ for the end of the F.O.R.C.E. tour at the Boston Garden is spinning Concrete Click as part of the set. Old heads in the house smiled.

JEMS is the first Black-owned athletic footwear factory in the United States is located in New Hampshire named after a black designer from the 1800s who created the technology used to create shoes today. The company released their pair first shoes.

🎶'Hip-hop is a Black generational phenomenon.'🎤 Dive into Bakari Kitwana's insights today at @blkPerspectives with an illuminating interview by Guy Emerson Mount in our #HipHop50 series. Read more👉👉aaihs.org/an-interview-w…

Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox (Ice Cube Era)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Chuck D Era)

'A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.' reuters.com/legal/governme…

A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK.

But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz?

A thread

MF DOOM and Robert Glaspers live performance of 'Rhinestone Cowboy'

an unbelievable re-imagine of the song

Hey Subaru of North Tampa!! How come you can’t call back my insurance agent in Massachusetts?? They’ve called daily since late April. Is this how you normally do business??